Maps of Louisville's properties created by federally-funded Works Progress Administration (WPA). Three copies of this book were used to create a complete set of maps, since each one lacked one or more of the maps. Printed on cover: "Volume II...

Southwestern Outfall construction by a greenhouse. A large trench has been dug with men and equipment on site. A man stands in front of the florist shop with an NRA (National Recovery Administration) sign in the window.

Portrait of Louis Addison Grant (1828-1918), a teacher, lawyer, and a brigadier general in the Union Army. He received the Medal of Honor for "personal gallantry and intrepidity." After the war he was Assistant U.S. Secretary of War...

Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate; Generals--Confederate States of America; Generals; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers

Portrait of Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891). When Johnston's native state of Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Johnston resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the regular army, the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to do so....

Exterior of Grawemeyer Hall, the University of Louisville's Administration Building, located on its Belknap Campus. This photo predates 1949, when The Thinker sculpture by Auguste Rodin was installed on the building's steps. Title supplied by...

J.B. Speed Hall, the Speed School of Engineering's main building. J.B. Speed Hall was built in 1942 largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and James B. Speed's two children, Olive Speed Sackett and William S. Speed. Eastern...

J.B. Speed Hall, the Speed School of Engineering's main building. Eastern Parkway is visible in front of the building. Part of the building's half-circle driveway and greenery are visible, as is the weather vane atop the cupola. J.B. Speed Hall was...

Men sit and stand at a speakers table at a banquet at the Brown Hotel with men and women sitting at round dining tables. A sign behind the speakers table is for the Rural Electricification Administration Program or the REA Program.

Yearbook published by students of Simmons University, Louisville, Kentucky, 1920-1921. Includes images of the administration, seniors, undergraduates, organizations, activities, athletics and sections titled poetry and wit and humor. Pages are also...

Yearbook published by students of Simmons University, Louisville, Kentucky, 1921-1922. Includes images of the administration, seniors, undergraduates, activities, athletics and a section of Wit, Humor, and Ads. The university has gone by many names...

J.B. Speed Hall, the Speed School of Engineering's main building. Eastern Parkway is visible in front of the building. Part of the building's half-circle driveway and greenery are visible. The weather vane atop the cupola is visible, but not...

A group of students (perhaps members of the Deja-vu staff) pose at the entrance of Otter Hall, which housed student publication offices at the time. Another "barracks building" is visible in the background. One of the Naval Barracks, it...

Brigman Hall seen from across the Oval, with the Steam and Chilled Water Plant beside it. The Steam and Chilled Water Plant has a large smoke stack. At the time of the photograph, Brigman Hall was known as the Speed School Building, and served as...

Front entrance, including columns, of Leopold Hall. The building is partially obscured by leafy trees. The end of another barracks building is visible on side of the image. Leopold Hall was one of the Naval Barracks and was moved to accommodate...

Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Barracks; Offices; University of Louisville. School of Business; Dormitories

Entrance to Menges Hall, one of the Naval Barracks. The entrance includes faux columns. There are trees in the foreground, without leaves. "First home of the School of Business, University of Louisville, 1953-54." This building was moved...

Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Barracks; Dormitories; University of Louisville. School of Business; Southern Police Institute

Menges Hall, a former barracks building used for various purposes by the University of Louisville. The side of the building is fully visible; part of another barracks building is visible behind it. A Gulf Oil sign rises above it in the rear. The...

Fryberger Sing, a singing competition for fraternities and sororities at the University of Louisville. In this period, the competition was held on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall (then known as the Administration Building).

Fryberger Sing, a singing competition for fraternities and sororities at the University of Louisville. In this period, the competition was held on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall (then known as the Administration Building).

Fryberger Sing, a singing competition for fraternities and sororities at the University of Louisville. In this period, the competition was held on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall (then known as the Administration Building).